Sen. Saud Anwar, Deputy President Pro Tempore, shares a session update on the 22nd hour.

Christine Stuart, CTNewsJunkie.com, breaks down all the happenings this week at the State Capitol.

Jake Yankus, the second generation owner at JJS Tree & Landscape Management located in Central Connecticut. As a second generation business owner, Jake is working to carry on his family business, while also facing the modern challenges of the modern small business world.

Robin McHaelen,founder and current Executive Director of True Colors, Inc. and OurtrueColors.org talks about equal rights for transgender athletes.

Brian Foley, along with Trooper Joe Derellis, discuss the major recruitment drive, as we are heading into a deep shortage of state troopers in the coming years.

Dr. Kristine Larsen, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Central Connecticut State University, has been following the huge red star that might explode soon, and explains why the next few weeks are critical. Betelgeuse has been very volatile lately, and astronomers are watching to determine if it's terminal or just going through a phase.

Shawn Wooden, Connecticut's State Treasurer and Trustee of CHET, discusses the CHET advanced scholarship "Dream Big!" competition. Learn about this essay and drawing contest for kids grade K-8.

Christiana Holcomb, Alliance Defending Freedom legal counsel, is the attorney representing the girls who filed the recent transgender athlete lawsuit. Holcomb explains how Connecticut's policy "robs female athletes of opportunities because of the physical advantages of males," and "deprives female athletes of honors and opportunities to compete at elite levels."

Mary Kozicki, the Willington mother who got a billboard to search for a kidney for her 24-year-old son, shares her story. And Dr. Oscar Serrano, a transplant surgeon at Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, explains what needs to happen to be a match.

Roy Occhiogrosso is managing director of Global Strategy Group in Hartford, a public relations and research firm, and also served as a senior advisor to former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. He discusses his recent op-ed in the Hartford Business Journal, "Blink, and you’ll miss the 2020 legislative session," which looks at the short length of the session every other year.